It's probably partially why Zeke has such a high football IQ because he would come up against the brute strength of a bigger body like Bodhi and he had to use his head to beat him because he was never going to overpower him. The smartest footballers are often the smaller ones and that's probably out of necessity.
Zeke just so happens to be the same height as Rowell (180cm) but I do believe Zeke is more athletically gifted than Rowell in just about every area. We saw how much of a difference the addition of genuine speed/acceleration made for Rowell this season when he'd win the ball and burst out of packs. Zeke is fortunate enough to be blessed with natural speed so that's going to hold him in good sted in the AFL, no matter where he lines up. We also know Zeke's vertical leap ranked top 3 in both categories during the combine this year so he's certainly got Rowell covered in that area as well.
It's probably not a stretch to say Zeke's footskills are better than Rowell's as well. However, what Zeke doesn't have (yet) is the contested ball winning ability on the inside that has become a hallmark of Rowell's game. Zeke is still more suited to playing on the outside, but I would like to see him get some minutes in the middle next year because I think he can be a future inside midfield star of the competition. Start him at halfback and give him small patches in the middle so he can develop in a very similar way to Nick Daicos. That's what I'd be doing with Zeke next year.
